Baling-press.



Patented Aug. 28, I900.

J. KERNS.

BALING PRESS.

{Application filed May 22, 1900.) (No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet I.

1 ZNVENTOR W! TNESSES: g By Aim/'11s No. 656,983. Patented Aug. 23, I900. J. KERNS.

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES'KERNS, OF (JELINA, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO WVILLIAM S. DORON AND AARON L. DORON, OF SAME PLACE.

BALING-PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent NO. 656,983, dated August 28, 1900.

Application filed May 22, 1900. $e1'ia1 No. 17,568. (No model.) 7

T0 aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JAMES KERNS, a citizen of the United States, residingat Celina, in the county of Mercer and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Baling-Presses; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in presses, and especially to a hay or straw baling press; and it consists in a horizontally-movable plunger having a cog or lug near its free end which is engaged by a lug on a cam or crank, which at each revolution of the latter is designed to engage the cog or lug on the plunger and drive same forward a given distance, after which the plunger is driven still farther by means of an antifriction-wheel journaled in the end of the cam or crank coming in contact with the extreme end of the plunger, thereby producing a large amount of leverage with a minimum power.

Another feature of the present invention resides in the provision of means for returning the plunger to its normal or starting position after the same has been driven forward to its extreme limit, the cam or crank which drives the plunger being thrown out of the path of the plunger the moment the latter reaches its forward limit and allowing the same to return quickly, as by means of a spring.

To these ends and to such others as the invention may pertain the same consists, further, in the novel construction, combination, and adaptation of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described and then specifically defined in the appended claim.

My invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, forma part of this application, and in which drawings similar letters of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved hay or straw press. Fig. 2 is a top plan view showing the plunger being driven back by means of the cog or lug on the crank or cam, and Fig. 3 is a view showing the plunger driven by means of the antifrictionwheel carried at the end of the crank or cam at its forward limit.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, Adesignates the platform on which the press rests and to which it is fastened in any suitable manner.

B designates the plunger-beam, and O the head, which is designed to reciprocate within the press D.

Mounted vertically between the cross'beams E, the upper of which issupported on the side beams F, is a winding-post G, suitably journaled in apertures in said cross-pieces. Turning with said post is a cam or crank H, which is keyed or otherwise fastened to the post. On the edge of said cam or crank is a cog or lug H,while at its extreme end,which is bifurcated, is journaled an antifrictionwheel K. For rotating said post a block J is fastened to the upper end of the post in any suitable manner, as by fitting a squareshaped aperture in said block over the squared upper end of the post, and to this block is fastened the sweep M, to the free end of which is fastened a whiftletree, to which a horse may be attached, a singletree being shown as connected to the sweep, as but one horse is needed in the operation of the press owing to the great amount of leverage which is had at a small expense of power. The outer end of said sweep is suitably braced, as shown at N, and a curved rod 0, connected atone end to said brace, passes through said sweep, and to its free end the bridle of the harness of the horse is designed to be hitched. The plunger has a cog or lug P adjacent to its free end and on one side thereof, so that at each revolution of the crank or cam, also having a cog or lug, the latter will strike against said cog or lug P and drive the plunger forward a given distance. After the plunger has been driven forward as far as it can be driven by the lug on said crank or cam the antifriction-wheel at the end of the crank will come in contact with the end of the plunger, being guided and held against said end by means of the bar Q, which is fastened to and projects beyond. the free end of said plunger. The plunger, it will be observed, will be thrown still farther forward to an extent governed by the length of said crank or cam. After the plunger has reached its forward limit a spring R will quickly return the same to its normal or starting position.

Secured to the platform isa pin S, which acts as a stop for the rearward throw of the plunger, and this stop is struck by a pin T, fastened to the side of the plunger. For suitably bracing the upper of said cross-pieces through which the turning posts turn I provide a rod W, connected at one end to a plate V, fastened to the upper of said crosspieces, and at its other end to a rod X, held in the press-box. The lower of the crosspieces is also suitably braced by means of the beam I and on which the lower face of the plunger rests. It will be-noted that as the plunger is driven forward the free end thereof will swing into a position in a line centrally and longitudinally through the press, while its normal position is slightly at an angle or at one side of a central line through the press.

From the foregoing it will be observed that by constructing a press in accordance with my invention a large amount of pressure is had with a small expense of power, the plunger is quickly returned to its normal position, and the whole apparatus is simple in con- Having thus described my invention, what I claim to be new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In a baling-press, the combination with a plunger and longitudinally-movable beam secured thereto, which beam has a lateral movement as it is driven forward, of a vertical rotary post and sweep secured thereto, a crankarm secured to and rotating with said post, an antifriction-roller mounted at the end of said arm, a hook on the edge of the arm adjacent to said antifriction-roller, the free end of said hook bent toward the fixed end of the arm, of the plate secured to the outer end of the plunger-beam, bent at right angles at the opposite edges of the beam, one end of said plate extended beyond the end of the beam and in alinement with one of the longitudinal edges of the beam, a portion ofthe plate extending over the edge of the beam on the opposite side, and having its end outwardly bent and slightly curved to cooperate with said hook on the crank-arm, and means for returning the plunger to its starting position, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES KERN S.

Witnesses:

ED. L. BRYSEN, GABRILLA LONG. 

